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Australia Map

Australia Map


by ITMB

  • 2010
  • MAP

A handy, folded map at a scale of 1:3,500,000. (AUS23, $12.95)

Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide

Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide


by Hannah Robinson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

A handbook and guide to wildlife, habitats and travel in Australia with 400 color photographs and excellent descriptive information on birds, mammals and other creatures. (AUS128, $23.95)

The Birth of Sydney

The Birth of Sydney


by Tim F. Flannery

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Flannery's engaging portrait of Sydney from its initial settlement to the present day, incorporating observations by early visitors including Mark Twain, Charles Darwin and Captain Cook. (AUS100, $14.00)

Carpentaria


by Alexis Wright

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

Wright's award-winning novel, steeped in myth and magical realism, is driven by vivid characters who transcend their circumstances and challenge assumptions about the indigenous people of northern Queensland. (AUS241, $16.00)

Eyewitness Guide Sydney

Eyewitness Guide Sydney


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

This superb guide to Sydney features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. (AUS25, $23.00)

Footprint East Coast Australia

Footprint East Coast Australia


by Darroch Donald

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A detailed, practical guide to Queensland and the Australia's east coast from Melbourne to the Great Barrier Reef and Cairns. (AUS174, $24.99)

Picnic at Hanging Rock


by Peter Weir

  • 1979
  • DVD

Peter Weir's thriller about a group of girls and a teacher at a boarding school in Victoria who go missing after a Valentine's Day picnic. (AUS158, $29.95)

Queensland Central Map

Queensland Central Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A detailed map of central Queensland at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (AUS33, $10.95)

Queensland South East


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A locally produced, detailed map of southeast Queensland, scale 1:500,000. (AUS80, $10.95)

Queensland's Outback Map

Queensland's Outback Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A detailed map of Outback Queensland, imported from Australia, at a scale 1:2,000,000. (AUS35, $10.95)

Reefs at Risk


by Dirk Bryant

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 56 PAGES

Subtitled "A Map-Based Indicator of Threats to the World's Coral Reefs," this slim book details the conservational challenges facing reefs today. (OCE119, $20.00)

The Songlines

The Songlines


by Bruce Chatwin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Chatwin transforms a journey through the Outback into an exhilarating, semi-fictional meditation on our place in the world. (AUS01, $16.00)

Tall Man, The Death of Doomadgee

Tall Man, The Death of Doomadgee


by Chloe Hooper

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 258 PAGES

Hooper's chilling account of the death of an Aborigine man at the hands of the Palm Island police delves into Aborigine culture and history. (AUS232, $24.00)

The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds


by Colleen McCullough

  • LITERATURE
  • 1978
  • PAPER
  • 692 PAGES

This best-selling classic about life in the Australian Outback spans three generations, detailing all of the tragedies and dramas that the resilient members of the Cleary fam-ily face. (AUS66, $7.99)

A Traveller's History of Australia

A Traveller's History of Australia


by John H. Chambers

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 347368 PAGES

A brief history of Australia from the arrival of the Aborigines to the first European settlement and the development of the modern nation state. (AUS64, $14.95)

World Upside Down Map

World Upside Down Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A souvenir map showing Australia at the center of the world. (ANT142, $12.95)

 

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